The Life of Rileys

Growing babies and growing hobbies.

Yummy stuff for this weekend November 9, 2008

Filed under: Recipe — narfing @ 11:42 pm

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Cinnamon Muffin Melt Knock Offs

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1 large egg

3/4 milk

1/3 cup unsalted butter

For Rolling:

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1  teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan.

2. Mix dry ingredients together, set aside. Beat egg and milk together in small bowl, set aside. Beat softened butter until light and fluffy.

3. Alternate adding in egg and flour mixtures, mixing after each addition.

4. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan, filling each cup 2/3 full.

5. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes, turn pan over onto a wire rack removing all muffins then turning them over with tops up. Let them cool enough so they may be handled.

6. Melt the remaining butter. Mix together sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl.

7. Once muffins have cooled dip all sides in melted butter then roll in cinnamon sugar mixture. Place on wire rack to finish cooling.

8. May be served warm or cool. Store in an airtight container.

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Pumpkin Bread

In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil and eggs.  Add pumpkin and mix well.  Combine dry ingredients; add to the pumpkin mixture alternately with water.  Pour into two greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pans.  Bake at 350 F for 60-70 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack; cool completely.

 

Halloween Pics November 4, 2008

Filed under: Maddox — narfing @ 7:28 pm

Well, the first is the scariest picture of all.  I tried making Todd Wilbur’s copy of CPK’s Pea and Barley Soup.  It is delicious!  However, to get there I had to puree the pea soup at one point.  Since I don’t have a hand blender stick, the directions said I could use my food processor.  Well…. you know there is a “max liquid” line?  Crazy huh!

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And here are the pictures of my baby bear!

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Done with Christmas! November 3, 2008

Filed under: Photoshop — narfing @ 1:00 am

I have almost all my shopping done AND have two cards made.  I wasn’t quite happy with the second one, so I made the first one.  Here they are!